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2. Protective hairstyle - Wikipedia

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   Factors such as extreme temperatures, humidity, and precipitation can adversely affect hair health. Protective hairstyles are beneficial in mitigating these effects by keeping the hair tucked away and reducing its exposure to potentially damaging conditions. Common types of protective hairstyles include braids, wigs, locks, and twists. These ...

3. List of hairstyles - Wikipedia

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   A hairstyle popular in the second half of the 17th century. French braid: A French braid is a braid that appears to be braided "into" the hair, often described as braided backwards—strands, going over instead of under as in a Dutch braid. French twist: A hairstyle wherein the hair is twisted behind the head into a sort of bun style. Fringe ...

4. Cornrows - Wikipedia

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   A similar style is also seen in depictions of the ancient Cushitic people of the Horn of Africa, who appear to be wearing this style of braids as far back as 2000 B.C. [19] In Nubia, the remains of a young girl wearing cornrows has been dated to 550–750 A.D. [20] Cornrows have also been documented in the ancient Nok civilization in Nigeria ...

5. How To Wear The Viral Coquette Bow Stacking Trend - AOL

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   Bow Stud Earrings. The inspiration behind the coquette aesthetic’s pearl obsession: 19th-century Romanticism. Throughout the era, ribbons, intricately braided hairstyles, and pearl jewelry akin ...

6. Braid (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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   An Egyptian child with a "Lock of Youth" plait hairstyle A girl with a French braid. Braids (also referred to as plaits) are a complex hairstyle formed by interlacing three or more strands of hair. [1] Braiding has been used to style and ornament human and animal hair for thousands of years [2] in various cultures around the world.

7. Gabby Thomas is spreading the word about this Olympics hair ...

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   This hair salon at the Paris Olympics is dedicated to textured hair. With three stylists and multiple services, athletes with curly or protective styles are the focus.

8. Box braids - Wikipedia

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   Older women would gather with their girls and teach them how to braid. [5] Box braids are also commonly worn by the Khoisan people of South Africa [6] and the Afar people in the horn of Africa. [7] [8] In Africa, braid styles and patterns have been used to distinguish tribal membership, marital status, age, wealth, religion and social ranking.

9. African-American hair - Wikipedia

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   Plaits, braids and cornrows were the most convenient hairstyles to keep their hair neat and maintained for a week. [28] Enslaved people who worked indoors were forced to wear their hair in one of those styles or a style similar to that of their slaveowner if they did not cover their hair with a scarf, kerchief or wig .